Chapter 233

XANDER

I was furious about what happened earlier. I didn’t even know where Xander had come from or what he was thinking showing up there like that. I’d checked before going back to Olivia’s room, and everything was fine–she and Samuel were outside, playing by the pool. Then, out of nowhere, Xander appeared.

I had finished cooking, but the food wasn’t plated yet. I had been taking care of the final touches, and now I was stuck trying to figure out a way to get Olivia that meal. Damn Ethan. That guy was always too much. Why couldn’t he just mind his own business for once?

I’d run background checks on all of them, Ethan, Nick, and Marcus. They were all prominent businessmen. Ethan was a millionaire, while Nick and Marcus were billionaires practically on the same level of wealth. Olivia certainly knew how to choose them. From what I gathered, none of them worked with Luke. They just hung out with him because he was Olivia’s father.

Still, they’d do well to stay out of my way and stop meddling in things that weren’t their concern.

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My phone rang, and when I saw the caller ID, I groaned. It was my friend. As soon as I answered, his voice came through, urgent and sharp: “Please tell me you didn’t go through with it?”

“I didn’t get the chance,” I said, my tone more irritated than I meant. “But I was about to, until Ethan showed up and stopped me.”

sighed heavily. “I beg you, rethink this. She’s not to blame for any of this. If you want to deal with someone, deal with her father. She was just a child back then, and I’m sure she had no idea what her father was involved in. How can you punish her

me. He was starting to meddle in things that weren’t his business, and I’d had enough. Back then, he’d felt

was a grown

sins of the father fall on the son,” I said, my voice cold. “It’s a shame Luke doesn’t have a son, but a daughter will

on the other end of the line, so quiet that I almost thought he hung up. I pulled the

think about your son and stop this, then I’ll have no choice but to

the one who knows everything I’ve been through, you’re going to turn your back on me? You’re going to betray

to save you from yourself. For Justin’s sake. He deserves better than this. He’s already lost his

pressure building, his words lace with guilt. It felt like manipulation, but

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emotional card, and it was hitting hard. I

voice low. “And I

ended the call abruptly, feeling a mix of anger and frustration. My thoughts were clouded, but I couldn’t stay there. I needed to

cemetery where my father was buried. It had been years since I’d visited. I had avoided it, weighed down by the guilt of how long I’d let it go, never bothering to find the man who had shaped so much of my life.

was different. Today, I felt the urge to tell him that I had finally found the one who had ruined everything. It was time to confront

my way to the cemetery. It wasn’t far from the hotel. This place, this neighbourhood, used to be

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